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Tortured is a crime/thriller directed by Nolan Lebovitz and was released direct-to-DVD in the U.S. on September 16, 2008. The movie stars Cole Hauser, Laurence Fishburne and James Cromwell.

The film is about an undercover FBI-agent, Kevin Nolan a.k.a Jimmy who tries to bring down a master criminal, Ziggy, who runs his illegal businesses under a mysterious command. No one seems to know who the real Ziggy is or how he looks like. The ones who DO know, end up dying. Jimmy’s father, the director of the FBI, played by James Cromwell, asks Jimmy to pull out of the operation, however, he refuses, trying to win the respect of his father and his peers.

To get under Ziggy’s good graces he needs to become Ziggy’s personal investigator and torture his victim, played by Laurence Fishburne. To gain Ziggy’s trust, he too must undergo his own heavy and dangerous initiation process that leaves him with nightmares. The longer he stays, he seems to be overwhelmed with the reality of torturing and being tortured himself, all in the name of justice.

The plot was good however the execution did not really pull me in to concentrate on the movie long enough. The movie kept going back and forth between the present and the previous six months of flashbacks. Laurence Fishburne, who normally puts on a great performance, disappoints me in this movie. It’s no wonder the movie was released direct-to-DVD. Despite all the big names in the casting of this movie, I’ll give it a 6/10. If you’re easily entertained, then you might like this one. You can get this one on DVD:

Director: Nolan Lebovitsz
Genre: Crime/Thriller
Rating: Rated R for violence including torture, and language.
Runtime: 107 minutes.
Starring: Cole Hauser, Laurence Fishburne, James Cromwell, James Denton and Emmanuelle Chiriqui.

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